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MADISON, Wis. — A medical helicopter dropped off a patient in La Crosse, Wis., and then crashed shortly after it took off on its return flight to Madison, killing the surgeon, nurse and pilot on board, officials said Sunday.
The University of Wisconsin Hospital Med Flight crew went down about 3 miles from the La Crosse airport late Saturday, the Federal Aviation Administration said.
The wreckage was found early Sunday. Killed were surgeon Darren Bean, nurse Mark Coyne and pilot Steve Lipperer, said Margaret Van Bree, the hospital’s chief operating officer. All lived in Madison.
The aircraft was a new American Eurocopter EC13 leased from Denver-based Air Methods in August, said Med Flight director Mark Hanson.
